Buckle



(No Model.)

J. THOMAS.

BUCKLE.

No. 274,412 Patented Mar.20, 1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN THOMAS, 0F CEDAR anrins, IOWA.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,412, dated March20, 1883.

Application filed January 15, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, JOHN THOMAS, of CedarRapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented a newImprovement-in Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following, whentaken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters ofreference marked thereinvention the frame consists of two sidesconnected at one end by a bar to which the tug is attached, at the otherend the two sides curved outward and connected bya bar outside thetrace, combined with a ton gne-slide which is of loop shape, the frameextending through the tongue-slide, one bar of the slide on the outsidecarrying the tongue, the bar on the inside standing forward of thetongue-bar, so that the tongue slide may be turned forward, tipping thetongue inward and out of the way of the trace. That construction shows aloop exposed at each side of the trace or strap which may be engagedwith the buckle.

The object of my present invention is to construct the tongue -slide sothat this exposure of thetwo sides may be avoided and a lighter andneater appearance be given to the buckle; and it consists in theconstruction as hereinafter'descrihed, and more particularly recited inthe claim.

As in my previous patent, the frame of the buckle is composed of twosides, A A, connect ed at their forward end by a bar, B, to which thetug O is attached,and at their other end by a. bar, 1), the two sidesturned outward, as seen in Fig. 2, so as to bring the rear bar, D, intoa plane outsidepf the frame or tug-bar, as shown. The tongue-slideconsists of a bar, E, in length substantially the width of the inside ofthe frame, and so as to stand free between the two sides, as seen. inFig. 1. On the forward edge of this bar, andat each end, is a lug, a,projecting toward each side of the frame, and so as to lie upon theouter surface of the frame, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, and on theopposite edge of the frame, and at each end, is a lug, 1), extending inthe same direction as the lugs a, but distant therefrom greater than thethickness of the frame, and so as to lie upon the inside of the frame,as seen in Fig. 2, and stand forward of the lugs 0t. On the outside ofthe bar E is a stud, d, which forms the tongue to engage the trace orstrap, as seen in broken lines, Fig. 2. This construction dispenses withthe connection outside the frame in my previous patent and simplifiesthe construction of the slide. It is placed upon the frame, as seen inFig. 1, and when so placed is ready for use. To adjust the trace theslide is turned forward, as seen in broken lines, Fig. 2, which bringsthe tongue out of the way of the trace, and when the trace or strap isproperly adjusted, then the slide is returned to bring the tongue intoproper position for engagement. By this'constructionl not only simplifythe construction of the tongue-slide, but make it more convenient for Imanipulation, and dispense with the exposed outside connections aroundthe frame.

I do not claim, broadly, a buckle provided with a slide having astationary tongue arranged thereon to enter the trace or strap and bedrawn toward the stationary bar of the frame, as such, I am aware, isnot new; but 7 What I do claim is- The herein-described buckle,consisting of the frame A AB D, the sides curved outwardat the rear end,combined with the tongue slide E, constructed with the stud at, its twoends with lugs a. a on the one edge and b b on the opposite edge, thesaid lugs distant from each other greater than the thickness of theframe, the said lugs a a on one edge resting upon the outside of the twosides of the frame, and the other lugs, 1211, upon the back side oftheframe, substantially as described.

. JOHN THOMAS.

Witnesses G. 0. Rumors, G. S. RUGH.

